'Stop-gap measures' shippers could use to cope with the China tariff crisis
Exporters in China are invoking short-term emergency supply chain plans to try to mitigate tariff ...
By Sam Whelan
India’s freight forwarders are feeling the effects of the coronavirus outbreak and China’s extended supply chain slowdown.
Karthi Baskar, deputy managing director of Kintetsu World Express (India), said shipments from China had been heavily delayed.
“All air cargo capacity is downsized due to the cancelled passenger flights, and there’s only limited freighter capacity available,” he told The Loadstar.
“All raw materials for manufacturing are on hold, which will obviously affect supply.”
China accounts for around 14% of India’s imports and, in terms of manufacturing, ...
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